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Paper Scout MCP Server

10 tools. 3 can modify or destroy data without limits.

3 write tools that can modify data. Rate limits recommended.

Last updated: 12 Jun 2026

3 can modify or destroy data

7 read-only

10 tools total

Community server · catalogue entry verified 12/06/2026

How to control Paper Scout MCP Server ↓

TOOL MAP

What Paper Scout MCP Server exposes to your agents

Read (7) Write / Execute (3) Destructive / Financial (0)

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MOST DANGEROUS TOOLS

High Risk

The most dangerous Paper Scout MCP Server tools

Write · Medium update_interest_profile This tool modifies a user's stored interest profile (topics, keywords, tracked labs, authors) but does not delete data permanently, execute external code, or cause financial transactions. Write · Medium update_paper_status This tool modifies the state of a paper record (e.g., marking it as reviewed, archived, or categorized) but does not irreversibly delete it, execute external code, or move financial assets. Write · Low record_share This tool writes/creates a sharing record and updates scoring data.

3 of Paper Scout MCP Server's 10 tools can modify, destroy, or commit something on every call — and an agent calls them with no built-in limits.

POLICY

How to control Paper Scout MCP Server

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Paper Scout MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. These are the rules we recommend:

Rate limit write operations

{
  "record_share": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "record_share_per_hour",
        "window": "hour",
        "max": 30,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Prevents bulk unintended modifications from agents caught in loops.

Cap read operations

{
  "assess_significance": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "assess_significance_per_minute",
        "window": "minute",
        "max": 60,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Controls API costs and prevents retry loops from exhausting upstream rate limits.

Create a free account and register Paper Scout MCP Server — nothing to install.
Add these rules — paste them, or build them visually. Tune the limits to your setup.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

ENFORCE POLICY ON PAPER SCOUT →

Free to start. No card required.

FULL CATALOGUE

All 10 Paper Scout MCP Server tools

WRITE 3 tools

Write record_share Record that a paper was shared on a platform, with the summary used. Feeds back into scoring to improve future Write update_interest_profile Add or remove items from the interest profile (topics, keywords, tracked labs, or tracked authors). Write update_paper_status Update a candidate paper

READ 7 tools

Read assess_significance Get structured context for assessing a paper Read get_interest_profile Get the current interest profile including topics, keywords, tracked labs, and tracked authors. Read get_paper_detail Get full details for a specific paper including all scores, author info, and citation data. Read get_pipeline_status Get the status of the ingestion pipeline: last run time, stats, next scheduled run, and any recent errors. Read get_todays_papers Get today Read search_papers Full-text search across all stored papers (not just today Read generate_summary_context Get paper details plus past sharing examples for a given platform. Returns everything needed to write a summar

FAQ

Questions about Paper Scout MCP Server

How do I prevent bulk modifications through Paper Scout MCP Server? +

The Paper Scout MCP Server server has 3 write tools including record_share, update_interest_profile, update_paper_status. Set a rate limit in your policy -- for example, 10 calls per hour prevents an agent from making more than 10 modifications per hour. PolicyLayer enforces this at the gateway, before calls reach Paper Scout MCP Server.

How many tools does the Paper Scout MCP Server MCP server expose? +

10 tools across 2 categories: Read, Write. 7 are read-only. 3 can modify, create, or delete data.

How do I enforce a policy on Paper Scout MCP Server? +

Register the Paper Scout MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer, apply the suggested rules above (adjust the limits to your use case), and point your AI client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL instead of the server directly. Your agents keep the same tools; PolicyLayer evaluates every call against policy before it executes. Nothing to install, live in minutes.

Enforce policy on every Paper Scout MCP Server tool call.

Deterministic rules across all 10 Paper Scout MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.

ENFORCE POLICY ON PAPER SCOUT →

Free to start. No card required.

10 Paper Scout MCP Server tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 43,000+ MCP servers.